Chapter 337

Chapter 337: Take Separate Actions

“Almost there, we should catch up in about half an hour!”

Elder Du replied.

After speaking, Elder Du took out a scroll of the array map, where a light point was flashing continuously.

That light point represented Ji Yang’s location.

The other two elders also focused on the Array Flags, checking the distance between them.

Noticing they were very close to Ji Yang, Elder Guan smirked silently.

This time, he would not let Ji Yang escape!

Just as Elder Du was putting away the array map, the light point that had been flashing suddenly disappeared.

Sensing the change in the array map, Elder Du quickly stopped, and the other two stopped beside him, puzzled.

“Elder Du, what happened?”

“It’s gone!”

Elder Du frowned slightly without explaining too much and took out the array map again.

Looking at the vanished light point, all three showed a hint of surprise, and Elder Guan remarked:

“That kid has many tricks up his sleeve and is a talented disciple of He Dao Sect; he might have used some Secret Techniques to hide their tracks!”

The other two elders nodded in agreement, finding this reasoning plausible.

However, this anomaly did not worry the three elders.

In the next moment, Elder Du activated the array map, and instantly, its light grew bright as if an invisible force was locking onto Ji Yang’s position.

This array map was not as simple as it seemed; it was a high-quality treasure, quite useful for tracking cultivators. The key point was that it would not pinpoint the exact location of the person being tracked like the Heaven’s Secret Great Formation but would provide a general direction and a significant range.

This treasure had been carefully selected by them specifically to find Ji Yang. With its help, they could search for Ji Yang without triggering the swordsmanship protection left by Ye Wuchen.

So, they weren’t worried about the disappearance of the light point representing Ji Yang.

Yet as the array map continued to be activated, the expressions of the elders showed no signs of joy.

They had expected to easily see Ji Yang’s location reappear, but regardless of how they activated the treasure in hand, the light point never reemerged!

This left all three with furrowed brows!

“Elder Du, try searching for Yuning!”

Elder Guan reminded.

Elder Yu also nodded; since they couldn’t locate Ji Yang, they might as well find him through Ren Yuning’s location. After all, they didn’t have to insist on finding just one person.

Elder Du didn’t hesitate and quickly tossed something that had been in contact with Ren Yuning into the array map.

The next moment, the array map lit up again.

However, after searching for a while, there was still no light point shining on the array map, as if Ji Yang and the others had completely vanished from it.

This situation caused the expressions of the three elders to shift slightly; this item was their only remaining artifact for searching at the moment.

Other treasures either do not work as well as this Array Map or rely on the power of the Heaven’s Secret to lock onto the exact location of cultivators.

However, the latter is effective against ordinary cultivators but inconvenient for Ji Yang. Despite being three elders, they still found it challenging to face the sword intent of that one from He Dao Sect. Frequent probing might even draw his attention, which would complicate matters further.

This is why dealing with cultivators who have backing is quite difficult.

For a moment, the three elders exchanged glances, each showing signs of concern!

But now, the three represented the face of the Heaven Demon Sect. If they could not bring Ji Yang to justice, they would have no face to return to their sect.

At this moment, Elder Guan suddenly spoke up:

“Elder Du, when the light point disappeared just now, where was Ji Yang?”

Hearing this, Elder Du’s eyes brightened as he instantly understood Elder Guan’s intention, and he lightly tapped the Array Map.

Soon, a detailed map appeared within the Array Map, and the three fixed their gazes on the area near where the light point vanished.

After seeing the detailed range, Elder Guan spoke again:

“That kid was right here a moment ago; he cannot have run very far. Even if the treasure cannot locate him, as long as we’re close enough, our primordial spirit energies can easily discover his movements.”

“To prevent this boy from taking other paths, how about we split up? I’ll go straight ahead, and Elder Du and Elder Yu can search from the left and right sides respectively. Let’s meet back here afterward!”

After speaking, Elder Guan pointed to another peak marked on the Array Map!

This peak was still some distance away from Ji Yang’s current location, but as long as Ji Yang continued moving forward, he would inevitably pass through this area.

The speed of the three far surpassed Ji Yang’s, so by taking different paths, they would effectively block off three routes for Ji Yang. When the time came, they would surround him, leaving him nowhere to escape.

“Elder Guan’s suggestion is quite sound!”

Elder Du nodded with a smile.

Then the three no longer hesitated, transforming into three streams of light as they sped off toward the destination just indicated.

Along the way, the three elders spread out their primordial spirit energies, determined to detect Ji Yang’s traces at the earliest opportunity.

Even if Ji Yang realized he was being pursued, no matter where he tried to escape from, he would not escape the eyes of the three elders.

…

On the spiritual boat, ever since Xuanqing had covered the outside with an invisible halo, the sense of crisis weighing on Ji Yang’s mind had lessened considerably.

However, Ji Yang did not completely relax; he would not place all his hopes on just one divine ability.

Moreover, he felt that this crisis had not completely dissipated. Although he had Xuanqing’s divine ability for concealment, who knew what other divine abilities or treasures the Heaven Demon Sect possessed!

This point must not be neglected.

But what was slightly better was that the enemies were currently in the dark, and he was temporarily in the dark as well. This circumstance definitely increased the space for maneuvering.

Yet he was still unaware of how many enemies were approaching or their realms, leaving him somewhat passive. Therefore, Ji Yang had no choice but to maintain the spiritual boat’s full-speed flight!

As time passed, Ji Yang also discovered the drawback of Xuanqing’s divine ability: after a period, this invisible halo would gradually disperse and not exist permanently.

Given the current rate at which the halo was dissipating, it would likely be completely gone in no more than two days. By then, the effect of concealment would naturally vanish.

And considering the speed of the spiritual boat, even at full power, it would still take three days, clearly not enough time.

This realization made Ji Yang frown slightly.

But then he relaxed; he had been too greedy. If the divine ability that Xuanqing cast could last a long time, it would not match its price.

Even lasting for two days would be sufficient!

With a two-day gap to widen the distance, encountering him on the last day wouldn’t matter. Whether they could catch up to him was another story!

“Junior Brother, how far have you gone? How much farther to the fun place you mentioned?”